Standards

GIS Standards

pdfGIS Database Policy This document lays forth the vision of GIS for SARA with objectives, organization, data quality, hardware and security.
pdfGIS Data Standards This document describes general guidelines for all data creation for the SARA. Includes standards for data projection, attribute naming convention, cartograghy best practices, metadata format, and other topics.
pdfBasic Meta Data Elements This document outlines the base metadata elements required for all GIS data to ensure the integrity.
pdfProjection Coordinate Standard This document describes the coordinate projection used for all data for SARA GIS data.
pdfCAD (As-Built) Standards This document describes the current as-built standard for CAD data to GIS integration.
pdfCoverage to Enterprise Geodatabase Migration This document describes the procedure for coverage processing and migrating to enterprise geodatabase with coordinate standardization.
pdfGeneral QA/QC Checks This document describes general QA/QC process for GIS data.
pdfTopology and Geodatabase Migration Issues This document describes geodatabase migration and topology issues.
pdfSARA Enterprise GIS Database, Standards, Applications, Internet Map Services This document desribes enterprise GIS overall standards for all GIS databases, websites, and applications.
pdfShapefile/Personal Geodatabase to Enterprise Geodatabase Migration This document describes procedure for shapefile/personal geodatabase processing and migrating to enterprise geodatabase.